the waste land
agnostic. lesbian. fangirl. multishipper. intj. inconsistent as fuck. impulsive and fickle follower. does not work or play well with others. old enough to know better. overeducated and underpaid.
just a lady pegasus, not giving a fuck!
Sea Monsters
Belief in these fearful creatures of the deep reaches back far beyond recorded history
— Peter D. Jeans, Seafaring Lore & Legend
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※ M Y T H O L O G Y MEME » four shapeshifters » aswang
The aswang is a shapeshifting weredog of Filipino folklore, and one of the most feared creatures in the islands. It is hard to pinpoint any one definition of what, exactly, the aswang is, because descriptions of the beast vary from one person to another. However, stories say that the aswang is quiet, shy and elusive in its human form; at night, they transform into animals, most commonly the dog, and then feast on unborn fetuses and children. They are often portrayed as a monstrous being with wings that beat louder the further they are from their prey. Some suck the fetus out of the mother’s womb with long probiscuses; others are so thin they can hide behind a bamboo post. They often replace their victims with doppelgangers made out of banana trunks or other plant materials; the doppelgangers return to the victim’s home, where they wither and die.
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Maman Brigitte
Maria Magdalena - Carlo Crivelli (1480)(Detail)
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Bull’s Head
To the ancient Egyptians, the bull was a manifestation of beneficient strength and fertility. Early in Egyptian history it became associated both with a number of gods, including Ptah at Memphis and Montu In the Theban region, and with the king and the office of kingship. This bull head is possibly associated with the cult of one of these gods or has royal significance.
- Medium: Wood, glass, and ivory
- Place Made: Giza, Egypt
- Dates: 664-332 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: XXVI Dynasty to XXXI Dynasty
- Period: Late Period
- Brooklyn Museum
Rozhinitsy
Slavic mother and daughter Fates, dual-nature spirits are common in Slavic mythology, for example the Zorya - Goddess of Dusk and Dawn.
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17th-century mural on the Masjed Emamzadeh Shah in Isfahan, wounded Ali held by (veiled) Mohamad’s Spirit
Nuestra Señora La Reina Del Cielo (Our Lady Queen of Heaven)
1991
Horacio Valdez
Born: Dixon, New Mexico 1929
Died: Apodaca, New Mexico 1992
carved and painted wood with metal and silver crown
31 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (79.4 x 24.1 x 19.1 cm.)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Thunderbird Transformation Mask
- Artist: Namgis, Native American
- Culture: Kwakwaka’wakw
- Medium: Cedar, pigment, leather, nails, metal plate
- Place Collected: Alert Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Dates: 19th century
- Brooklyn Museum
Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta)
- Culture: Pueblo, Zuni, Native American
- Medium: Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool
- Dates: late 19th century
- Brooklyn Museum
